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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 26, 1913)
TUESDAY, AUGUST 26, 1913. PROTECT HUSE SUNDAY 1 PERSONALS. LA GRANDE EVENING OBSEBVEK, 1 1 . PASTOR WITHDRMVN METHODlfiT CHURCH SOUTH V . BEPASTOBLESS., TO tack of Financial Support Leaves the Charge Without Leader. ( 1 Removal of a regularly supplied pan tor from the- Methodist Church South in this city was ordered by the annual conference of that church held at Mil ton. ; Rev. Harry P, NeUort, for the DAV BEFORE SEASON OPENS TO j BE QUIET. . Premature Killing ef Cane to Be Re- : aisled Strenuously. Next Sunday, which is the day be fore the grouse law opens', members jof the Wing,, Fin & Fleetfoot club will patrol the principal grouse fields tp prevent pfemature . killing of birds. .past year, has been located here and Thia wa8 done to g0 e exUnt SunJ ' has had wonderful success .'especially in Sunday school and league -recuperation, has been sent to Leland, Idaho, and there is to be no regular pastor f that denomination here tljia year.. The presiding elder will from, time to time, give his personal, attention to the day but it is always .big temptation to shoot grouse and ducks on the Sun-' day prior to he opening of the sea- (son. ' This; 'yer.. however, vthe, early shooting is to be done away with'if the I membors Of.the local sportsmen's club I fan nwat.ant ft . 1Va .... Ill U . - ,.- i mu- - m rr-'Tj'!''.'1 p'w ness. : .-- xouoweq on. toe au taw-need uiv nuiuni i-Liitti. uicr was not hui- . .' v . "S,"?j. F. R. Wright and family of Ward- ner, Idaho, are in the city and will lo cate here permanently. Mayor M. K. Hall is back from Portland, where he went on a busi ness trip a few days ago. F. Castin, of Walla Walla, is a guest with Reverend and Mrs. R. E. Close. : Attorney D. W. Sheahan and O. M. Corkins, county Judge of Wallowa county, are in the city today on .biisi- tor, and the mission board did, not feel justified in carrying the load. Mr. and Mrs,.. Nelson leave Thursday evening for their new charge, taking ' Organizer Returns. '. John; E. ..Crymes, ,of , the American isunaay scnool union,- is; spending a them the bst wishes of many v, Hh. .t't&A&frSL it. friends Jn and out- of the church here, hag spent m08t of Augin Baker The Milton conference instructed its countv; viaitina sundv hil: TW delegates 'to the conference of Bishops ., i,i. Li.aa -. kk Mfry to -vote on the change of name to make - the ; title read , Methodist, Episcopal church in America, it being desired to drop the "south" part of the present church name, 'Tfi !y 'l'"' Te Company Sold.' V ' The Grand 'Union Tea company, owned and managed by George Rippy, has changed hands. Claudo and Adna Berry have traded some propery for the conceKV.&nd they will now operate the business. Claude Berry was em ployed with;the Pattison Brothers gro cery company for two years and Adna Berry has keen with the Valley cream ery of tot"'AV.-VX- I HHg Has Motorcycle. ' , Sheriff g hvs taken unto himself a motorcade and hereafted criminals will havotut slim opportunity to es cape the mig'.rty arm of the law. . ........... .- FOR SALSFourteeri head of well bred Jersey cattle. One,' two and three years old.; V See Slough, over Newlin's. or tall W. L. Campbell. 'ri A&r. 8-26 6t. 'r .. i . FURNISHED Housekeeping Rooms. See Dr.' Oarland. Adv. 8-26 tf. new schools were organised. ' one: 0f them oh Gold Fork, three miles from the top ow; Lookout mountain, -from the summit; of .which Boise, Idaho, and Mt. Shasta may be seen by the use of a strong field glass. . ! ; Mrs. W. J. Holmes of Ostrander, Washington, was a guest last night at the home of Mr. and Mrs.:'C. Earl Bunting .' '' ,; " ': " Rev. H. E. McLeod, at one time pastor of the loci! M .E. church,' is here from Shoshone, to attend "the conference. ' i ': Concert Postponed. , Professor Haines announced this morning; that the regulur weekly band concert 'will not be held until Friday night, because so many of the mem bers are musically engaged for Wed nesday evening. ' On Friday night the regular concert will be given at the corner of Washington avenue and De pot street, in front of the Sommer ho- te1, t0tol'i I II 11 HAT DRESSERS. LACE CURTAINS DININ ROOM TABLE, K1T- CHEN TABLE, CABINET TA BLE, ROCKERS. WRITING DESK, BOOK CASE, AXMIN 'i ISTER -RUGS, LARGE RE,. FRIG ERATO R, SINGER SEW ING MACHINE AND DISHES' MUST BE SOLD BY AUGUST , 28TH AT : . . 602 O Avenue Uncle Sam's Loan Office ' t Loans money on all kinds of Watches, Diamonds, Gold, Jew elry, Clothing and all kinds of personal property. We sell unredeemed pledges . at a very low price. ; FOLEY HOTEL BUILDING. Light Insurance Existed.. - " i . , .. It has been determined that, the Joshua Hopper residence that was de stroyed by fire Sunday morning, was insured to the amount of $600. The furniture owned by Ben Hopper had insurance amounting to $250, which is hut a trifle compared to 'the total loSS. .. "-ll..M j. ' Card of Thanks. We, the undersigned, desire to pub licly express our deep appreciation for all acts of kindness shown us during our recent bereavement. We especial ly wish to thank the engineers, fire men and Loyal Order of Moose for the kind sympathtic acts. ' , . v. . MRS, J. W, HAMPSON & FAMILY. Mrs. J. H. Nodine and daughters, Miss Reta and Miss Vera, came in last night after, spending some time at Wallowa lake. They left for Un ion this morning. Tom 'Wright, Professor Herbert Kimbrough, of Washington state col lege, and Professor Godfrejr HerbBt. were members of an automobile party from Union this morning. Rev. C. Ebeneezer Deal of Fruitland former Methodist pastor of the La Grande church, was one of the first conference arrivals, coming in last ev ening."' ; District Superintendent and Mrs. J. D. Gillian are in the city attending the conference. They are now located at Boise.' They lived in La prande for many years before going to Idaho. ' , , W. R. Robinson, an emplbye of,a prominent Cornucopia mining com pany, arrived last evening to join his wife, who has been a guest with her Dining i , : -n-j.-.. . - .... - i. i" ' ' Pale-Fourth Off . .).- ON Room Furniture TODAY Auriust 26th From 12:00 Until 6:000ciock A positive reduction of one-fourth on ,the price of every thing in furniture which belongs in a dining room. We must ' make rooni for fall stock, which will arrive soon. . HENRY & CARR Where high grade furniture is carried and where standard qualities are main tained. We stand' behind every article we sell. Easy Payment Plan on All Furniture - On the Stsge. Flossie Of course. In the tbentrlcal profession It doesn't matter bow ofteo lovers nunrrel. Gertie Wby so? Flo sle Because tbey make up every night and twice on matinee days. London aunt, Mrs. John Shea, corner of Wash-1 Tlt-Blts rf&i4'3figB5&Mm' ington and First, for several weeks, NOTICE. AU Odd Fellows are requested to meet at I. 0. O. F. hall Wednesday at 1:30 p. m., to attend the funeral of Brother Holbrook. ' NOBLE GRAND. DANCE AT DancelanrJ Tuesday Night CALLER V FOR SPECTATORS PARENTS ESPECIALLY IN. VrrBDTO ATTEND. " STRICTLY HIGH CLASS. .1 C IV FAi:iaN..,M8r. w imm mmmm mma f M J. David Haines MUSIC TEACHER BAND AND ORCHESTRA V:' INSTRUMENTS. '. PHONE BLACK 481. ; Mrs. C. G. Vanderpool left this morning for her home in Portland, af ter having been the guest-of her par. ents, Mr. and Mrs. William Thomp son, of this city, for several weeks. D. W. Sheahan, Enterprise; W. B. Starkey, Portland; O. F. Dillman, Portland; J. W. Leighton, Elgin A. B. Fox, Pendleton; Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Clinton, Spokane; J. M. Scholl, Rich mond, Wisconsin; Allen H. Bent and wife, Boston, are registered at the Foley. ... . DIAMOND TOSSED IN STOVE. & . ' 4 Mrs. Christ Wright, a resident of East Adams avenue is not naturally extravagant, yet a few days ago she burned up $300 worth of diamonds. True, she found one of two diamonds that had been accidentally tossed into a stove, but one of them cracked and no amount of sifting of ashes can dis close the half of the injured gem. Recently Mrs. Wright had occasion to wear the costly and beautiful ear rings studded with dlamons which cost about $300 some twelve years ago. Hence they were of a higher cash value. at the present time. With bits of tissue paper she had cleaned the jewels -one evening and rolled a portion of the unused tissue paper into a ball and dropped it into her lap. Later she did up the jewels in similar paper and placed one of the balls in a - - One They Both Love. ' ." George Mabel 11 rid .lack's marriage seems an ideal one snob a perfect n'nl son of hearts! The Girl Tea; be adores M ulel. and so does she.' Truth. - V Must Naad It "He needs money nsdly." : "Dp agalnat It. eh?" . "Must be He's thinking of marry log for It" Detroit Free Press. : I r. ..I When nil Is holiday there are no boll. hB. CbMrles l.uuib. formal dedication ceremonies - were held.: ' . The dam and mammoth power plant will be brilliantly illuminated tonight; and there will be a display of fire works. ' ' 4-, J. Big Project Dedicated. ; Keokuk, la., Aug. 26. With both shores of the Mississippi rive at this point banked with spectators, and the river dotted with boats containing thousands of others, the Keokuk dam, the greatest water power project in the world and one of the largest engi neering feats of modern times, was of ficially dedicated today. The gover nors of Iowa, Missouri and Illinois, noted engineers from other parts of the world, dignitaries from Washing ton and municipal officials from -a score of cities and" towns near nere took part in the ceremonies. A delega- tion of eastern governors on their way to the Governor's conferense at Colo. rado Springs stopped off to witness the dedication ceremonies. ; The great Keokuk dam will furnish 200,000 horse power in light and pow er to scores of cities from Dubuque to St. Louis. It stretches across (he Father, of Waters between Keokuk and Hamilton, Ills., and coat approx imately $25,000,000. The huge .wall of cement, stone and brick is fifty-three feet high and forty-two feet at its widest point Twenty-five hundred men worked three years to complete Drink You'll SAj.QNataraeral , and -V:;::-;1-vX; Know the Joy, of Living; jewel receptacle and tossed one ball into the stove. A few hours later she 1 the dam in the construction of which decided to don the jewels but found ( 650,000 barrales of cement alone were to her extreme mortification that she 1 used. It is 4,645 feet in length and had tossed the wrong ball Into the fire. , will make Cooper lake a body of water 65 miles long, from one and one-hair to three and one-half mjles wide and fifty feet deey. ' Iowa and Illinois state troops pa raded this morning and later acted as escorts to distinguished guests. Fol lowing the parade the state officials of This fact did not dawn upon her for several minutes and she put in several strenuous moments in searching for the diamonds. Eventually the ashes were carefully sifted nnd the one dia mond was found as -full of' sparkles as ever but one had cracked. The . chip was sufficient in size, however, Iowa, Illinois and Missouri met tn the to bo amply large enough to make up ' center of th dnm where speeches n pretty r'nir. brf there is no trace of were made, trier t!-cy ailjmirned to the o'.her half. the js"'""6'1'' gicu..iL, -where the OF THE' NEW Grand Opening REX DANCE TUESDAY NIGHT, Sep. 16 HEACOCKS ORCHESTRA THE LARGEST' AND BEST DANCE HALL IN EASTERN OR ' EGON. ' ;. : Wednesday, Sept. 3rd Prof. Mazanti will conduct his Dancing School at the Rex Hall ev ery afternoon and evening commencing giving each and everyone plenty of time to learn how to dance be fore the Grand Openiag. The past will speak for itself regarding the management, which will take place at the Rex Dance Hall un der the control of Prof. Mazauti to the many patrons who attended dance assembly at Danceland Academy while he conducted same. Something new at all times will take place at each assembly to please everyone. A hearty welcome given to one and alL Respectfully, . , Mazanti & Sherwood, Mgrs. uNfsstuoaiWitasai